Witnessed by: Ayurveda
Marsh parsley (Apium leptophyllum), of the Apiaceae family. Slender annual herb with finely divided thread-like leaves and tiny umbels of white flowers; native range: a weed of cultivated and waste ground, widespread through India and the warm regions. Globally recognized as ajmoda in Sanskrit, ajmod in Hindi, and marsh parsley, slender celery in English. The part used is fruit (seed), whole herb. Small aromatic fruits, warm and pungent with a celery-like scent.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
MARSH PARSLEY
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- marsh parsley
- Scientific name
- Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Family
- Apiaceae
Form
- Part used
- fruit (seed), whole herb
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Ayurveda
- pungent (katu) · bitter (tikta)
Temperature
- Ayurveda
- heating (ushna)
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Ayurveda
- dipana-pachana (kindles and completes digestion), vata-anulomana (carminative) and shula-prashamana (relieves colic)
Cautions
- Toxicity
- none of note in customary use
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